Colonel William Markham

Rock Lighthouse, Near Liverpool

Found at Christies, London
THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE MRS E M TOMLINSON, Lot 193
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2006
Estimate: 180 - 220 GBP
Price realised: 408 GBP
Colonel William Markham (Circa 1850)
Rock lighthouse, near Liverpool
inscribed 'Rock lighthouse' (upper right)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
6¼ x 8¾ in. (15.8 x 22.2 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 85 %.

This artwork by William Markham achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in March 2006. In the THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE MRS E M TOMLINSON auction, the work Rock Lighthouse, Near Liverpool sold for GBP 408.00 (€ 584.59) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 220.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by William Markham; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot H.M.S. Antelope Off Anglesea sold at auction in March 2006 with the realized price of GBP 504.00 (€ 722.14).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 85 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von William Markham erzielte im März 2006 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE MRS E M TOMLINSON wurde die Arbeit Rock Lighthouse, Near Liverpool für GBP 408,00 (€ 584,59) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 220,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von William Markham; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit H.M.S. Antelope Off Anglesea im März 2006 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 504,00 (€ 722,14).

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